A man was life-flighted Wednesday  from the Big River Resources ethanol plant in Galva for treatment of burns suffered in an accident Wednesday afternoon.

According to a news release from the Henry County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), the victim was a contractor working at the plant.

The OEM release said the Henry County 9-1-1  operator received a call at 3:35 p.m. of an industrial accident at the plant. While first responders were en route, they learned that the victim had sustained a “significant burn injury.”

According to the news release, the paramedics responding to the call requested that a medical helicopter be dispatched to the plant.

The first responders rendered “pre-hospital advanced life support” while the Galva Fire Department established a landing zone for the helicopter on the ethanol plant property.

The victim was transported the short distance from the accident scene to the landing area by the Stark County Ambulance Service.

According to the news release, Galva police and the OEM conducted a “subsequent and preliminary investigation” which “confirmed witness reports that the male contractor was using a power took in an area thought to be free of ethanol. However, residual product ignited, causing thermal burns” to the victim.

The fire was extinguished by employees and contractors on site before first responders arrived, the news release said.

No information was available Thursday on where the victim was taken, although a person at OEM said the closest burn limit to Galva is in Iowa City, There was also no available information on the victim’s condition.

Also responding were the Galva Fire Department, the Bishop Hill Fire District, the Henry County Sheriff’s office and OSF Life Flight.